a bat flea vs Dusky Hopping Mouse

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Notomys fuscus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Notomys
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Notomys fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Dusky Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a bat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bat flea

The a bat flea (Ischnopsyllus elongatus) is a species in the genus Ischnopsyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.